Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on an application for funding under the capital works programme by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34471/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school building. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

The priority attaching to individual projects is determined by published prioritisation criteria, which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. There are four band ratings under these criteria, each of which describes the extent of accommodation required and the urgency attaching to it. Band 1 is the highest priority rating and Band 4 is the lowest. Documents explaining the band rating system are also available on the Department's website. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time. In 2009, funding was approved for the school to construct an additional mainstream classroom due to increasing enrolments and to meet their immediate needs.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on an application for funding for the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34472/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for a new school building. The application was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 1.1 rating.

In 2007, a developer proposed transferring a site to my Department. My officials carried out a technical examination of the site and subsequently wrote to the developer requesting contract documents. On foot of a request to the developer as to the status of the original offer, my Department was advised that the site is secured with a lending institution and as such is unlikely to be transferred to my Department as originally proposed. With this in mind my Department has engaged in the process of acquiring an alternative site and to this end has applied for planning permission as part of the exchange of contracts. When the acquisition of a suitable site is concluded, the proposed building project will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on an application for funding under the capital works programme by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34473/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

The priority attaching to individual projects is determined by published prioritisation criteria, which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. There are four band ratings under these criteria, each of which describes the extent of accommodation required and the urgency attaching to it. Band 1 is the highest priority rating and Band 4 is the lowest. Documents explaining the band rating system are also available on the Department's website. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on an application for funding for a new school building (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34474/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. The application has been assessed in accordance with published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and assigned a band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works, including the project referred to by the Deputy, is available on the Department's website at www.education.ie.

The priority attaching to individual projects is determined by published prioritisation criteria, which were formulated following consultation with the Education Partners. There are four band ratings under these criteria, each of which describes the extent of accommodation required and the urgency attaching to it. Band 1 is the highest priority rating and Band 4 is the lowest. Documents explaining the band rating system are also available on the Department's website. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme. However, in view of the level of demand on the Department's capital budget, it is not possible to give an indicative timeframe for the progression of the project at this time.